After two hard-fought wins to open the 2023-24 season, the Boston Celtics were due for a night with a little less drama. They found exactly that in Monday night’s showdown with the rebuilding Washington Wizards. They ran the Wizards off the court in the opening quarter and never slowed the scoring pace from there, a tough fourth quarter from the bench unit notwithstanding. The Celtics earned themselves a 126-107 win.
Jaylen Brown was incandescent this evening, scoring 36 points and threatening the team record for three-pointers made (11 by Marcus Smart), making eight through three quarters of play.